Los Angeles Times, March 9, 2010 by Carol J. Williams
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-goodwin-liu9-2010mar09,0,1301596.story
“Given the electrically charged climate in Washington, any nominee can become a lightning rod,” said Christopher Edley Jr., dean of Berkeley’s law school. “On the merits, he should be noncontroversial. But the reality will be a roll of the dice.”
Yoo said of Liu’s nomination to the 9th Circuit that “he’s not someone a Republican president would pick, but for a Democratic nominee, he’s a very good choice.”